Cultivated vacant rogue facing a socialist (6)
I believe the answer is:
reared
'cultivated' is the definition.
(cultivate can mean to rear or engender)
'vacant rogue facing a socialist' is the wordplay.
'vacant' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (a vacant or emptied out form of the word).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'rogue' with its middle taken out is 're'.
're'+'a'+'red'='REARED'
(Other definitions for reared that I've seen before include "Fostered, brought up" , "Brought up, nurtured" , "Raised" , "Provided and cared for during childhood" , "Nurtured - rose on hind legs" .)